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Instinct of dogs is better than some men’s reason – hansard.wtf The past truly is a foreign country, especially when men’s lack of reason is a reason to deny women suffrage.

“The instinct of some dogs is better than some men’s reason; but I would not generalize in that way, and say that every woman’s instinct is better than every man’s reason” says Sir Edward Braddon, Tasmanian Free Trade Party MP, on 23rd April 1902.

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Long-haired profs teach naked Communism – hansard.wtf John Cramer explains why people are choosing independent schools over government schools.

“Certain long-haired professors advocate Communism in almost its nakedness, free love and all these sorts of things. This is dreadful...” says Sir John Cramer, Liberal Party member for Bennelong, on 15 May 1969.

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Interesting things found in the Proceedings of the Australian Federal Parliament.

This project came about because we were interested in making the Australian Federal Hansard more accessible to researchers. If you would like to know more about our larger project, email us on: hansardwtf@gmail.com.

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